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Why OpenOffice?Why OpenOffice?Why OpenOffice? 12/17/2004 06:37 PM From one Jem Berkes, of whom I’ve never previously heard, a nice, compact tour through all the reasons you might want to base your work on the OpenOffice.org software rather than the alternative. There’s nothing groundbreaking or surprising, just some obvious points that need to be made and here are made well. This is a GrokNews Entry: (what is grok?)Why OpenOffice?Grok Headline matches for Why OpenOffice?"OpenOffice.org""OpenOffice.org" 01/03/2004 10:00 PM "OpenOffice.org 1.1""OpenOffice.org 1.1" 01/03/2004 10:00 PM "OpenOffice""OpenOffice" 01/03/2004 10:00 PM OpenOffice.org 1.1.3rc FOpenOffice.org 1.1.3rc F 09/20/2004 04:52 PM Techzonez Sep 20 2004 8:48PM GMT OpenOffice.org 1.1.3RCOpenOffice.org 1.1.3RC 09/22/2004 04:06 AM Using OpenOfficeUsing OpenOffice 04/18/2004 09:51 AM It's possible to ditch Microsoft Office: I actually used OpenOffice (used as opposed to played with, which I've done a number of times) the other day to write a document. It was fantastic. In many respects, better than Word. I'll admit that a lot of my desire to use Linux and other software alternatives is just to be counter-culture. Not so in this case. OpenOffice is not only a legitimate alternative to the old guard that is Microsoft Office, it may be better. Look for a day where people struggle to justify why they're using Microsoft Office and not the alternative. Is today's OpenOffice good enough for the enterprise? For most jobs — word processing, presentations or spreadsheets — the answer is yes. Compatibility with Microsoft Office isn't a problem unless sophisticated macros are involved. Interoperability, the greatest hurdle to conquer on the way to adoption, is almost a nonissue. OpenOffice even offers features missing in Microsoft Office, like PDF or Flash data exports. Click here to comment on this entry OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 AvailableOpenOffice.org 1.1.2 Available 07/01/2004 10:07 AM OpenOfficeOpenOffice 04/09/2004 04:05 PM I spent the day Thursday at StarOffice in Hamburg and came away with some of my ideas about XML & blogging changed. It was a side-trip; other business took me to Brussels and OpenOffice wasn’t that far away and I had an agenda there, which we’ll get to. But this is important stuff, I think. [Updated with a pointer.] [And again with Geof Glass’ OO.o-to-blog gateway.]... OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 FinOpenOffice.org 1.1.2 Fin 06/20/2004 06:31 AM Techzonez Jun 20 2004 11:14AM GMT Campus de OpenOffice.orgCampus de OpenOffice.org 04/30/2004 04:24 PM OpenOffice 1.1.2 ReleasedOpenOffice 1.1.2 Released 06/26/2004 06:07 AM OpenOffice 1.1.2 Released h ttp://download.openoffice.org/1.1.2/release_notes_1.1.2.html OpenOffice, the Open Source free Microsoft Office suite-compatible freeware, has a new stable release, version 1.1.2. OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 introduces the FontOOo Autopilot, which downloads and installs fonts; numerous bugs are also fixed. In addition to English, versions for Czech, Danish, French, German, Japanese and Slovak are ready now, with other localizations following shortly. OpenOffice provides an XML-based software platform for word processing, presentation software, HTML editing, database, and spreadsheet applications. Operating system support is catholic: Windows, Linux (both x86 and PPC), freeBSD, and Solaris (both SPARC and x86). OpenOffice-OOSheets-0.70OpenOffice-OOSheets-0.70 08/04/2004 04:48 PM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.105OpenOffice-OODoc-1.105 05/26/2004 10:45 AM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.106OpenOffice-OODoc-1.106 05/27/2004 05:59 AM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.203OpenOffice-OODoc-1.203 08/04/2004 04:48 PM The Case for OpenOfficeThe Case for OpenOffice 03/20/2003 01:05 PM What is free, easy to learn and manage, and compatible with other file formats and every major platform? (Hint: It also represents one less tie to Microsoft.) The answer is OpenOffice.org, according to the creators, managers and evangelists of this open source office productivity suite. OpenOffice 1.1.2 FinalOpenOffice 1.1.2 Final 06/21/2004 09:09 AM OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 (Stable)OpenOffice.org 1.1.2 (Stable) 07/31/2004 10:13 AM An Open Source version of StarOffice. OpenOffice-OODoc-1.202OpenOffice-OODoc-1.202 07/30/2004 05:28 PM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.107OpenOffice-OODoc-1.107 07/06/2004 05:14 PM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.108OpenOffice-OODoc-1.108 07/08/2004 05:42 AM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.109OpenOffice-OODoc-1.109 07/08/2004 05:10 PM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.111OpenOffice-OODoc-1.111 07/12/2004 12:42 AM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.201OpenOffice-OODoc-1.201 07/30/2004 05:28 PM OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 (Stable)OpenOffice.org 1.1.1 (Stable) 04/10/2004 08:22 PM An Open Source version of StarOffice. OpenOffice-OODoc-1.204OpenOffice-OODoc-1.204 09/07/2004 10:40 AM OpenOffice.org Tools 1.1OpenOffice.org Tools 1.1 07/22/2004 06:47 PM A collection of tools that complement OpenOffice. OpenOffice.org v1.1.2 releasedOpenOffice.org v1.1.2 released 06/19/2004 01:10 AM “OpenOffice.org is both an Open Source product and a project. The product is a multi-platform office productivity suite. It includes the key desktop applications, such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, and drawing program, with a user interface and feature set similar to other office suites. Sophisticated and flexible, OpenOffice.org also works transparently with a variety of file formats, including those of Microsoft Office.” OpenOffice 1.1.4 FinalOpenOffice 1.1.4 Final 12/24/2004 01:05 PM OpenOffice-OODoc-1.307OpenOffice-OODoc-1.307 03/31/2005 02:48 PM OpenOffice for Mac OS X Goes AlphaOpenOffice for Mac OS X Goes Alpha 03/20/2003 01:05 PM OpenOffice.org has announced an alpha release of the Mac OS X version of its open source office suite. While the software is not a final release, according to OpenOffice.org, the organization presented it as an important milestone in the effort to create free office productivity software that runs on all major platforms. OpenOffice Build 1.1.45OpenOffice Build 1.1.45 10/31/2003 02:58 PM Makes building OO.o easy and fun. OpenOffice Build 1.1.46OpenOffice Build 1.1.46 11/11/2003 05:40 PM Makes building OO.o easy and fun. FAQ: 12 Questions About OpenOfficeFAQ: 12 Questions About OpenOffice 12/02/2003 12:40 AM OpenOffice 2.0 - AnálisisOpenOffice 2.0 - Análisis 12/22/2004 01:23 AM OpenOffice FuroreOpenOffice Furore 09/17/2004 03:04 AM My goodness, there are oceans of w ords being pumped around about some subclauses in the Sun-Microsoft agreement. I love Slashdot’s editorial judgment but despise the idiotic discussion threads, so suffice it to say that the usual people said the usual things there about Sun and Microsoft and litigation; but then check out Danese Cooper’s take. Anyhow, I think it’s sensible to be concerned about the potential threat. Of course, that concern would vanish if Microsoft were to state that they won’t use intellectual-property litigation as a competitive weapon against other office-software packages. Simple enough. How about it? OpenOffice-OODoc-1.205OpenOffice-OODoc-1.205 09/20/2004 10:54 AM OpenOffice 2.0 Preview AvailableOpenOffice 2.0 Preview Available 12/22/2004 01:00 AM UPDATED The OpenOffice folks are giving the world peek-plus at version 2.0, which looks pretty snazzy. Of course, the Mac OS X version is still basically missing in action. At the rate things are going, it'll never be close to ready for prime time, much less at parity with the other versions. UPDATE: More from The Inquirer. How to create OpenOffice.org formsHow to create OpenOffice.org forms 06/29/2004 09:01 AM In some situations, you want to create a document that contains some fixed text, but allows users to enter some items and perhaps take some actions on those items. Such a document is called a form, analogous to the preprinted forms everyone has filled out dozens of times. You can create custom forms in most of the OOo applications; forms you create without the Form AutoPilot don't have to connect to a data source (though they can -- see "How do I attach a data source to a form?" below). If the form isn't connected to a data source, information the user enters there is simply saved with the form. (You might do that when you want to send a form to a group of people for them to fill out and return.) Writer, HTML Editor, Calc, Impress, and Draw all support forms. Grok Description matches for Why OpenOffice? GrokA matches for Why OpenOffice? Why OpenOffice?The following phrases have been identified by the grok system as matching this entry: |
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